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City Council President Ron Salem outlined his plan Tuesday at City Hall for a Duval DOGE.| Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 12, 2025

Efficiency or ‘farce’? Salem lays out plan for Duval DOGE

An effort to bring a “Duval DOGE” budget effort to Jacksonville City Hall was met Tuesday by public protest and…

By Mike Mendenhall

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L.J. Highsmith squares up a baseball during a baseball clinic organized by Jacksonville-based Walk Off Charities on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, inside Henry L. Aaron Field at J.P. Small Park. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 24, 2025

Play ball! J.P. Small Park reopens ahead of baseball season

The historic J.P. Small Park — home to Hank Aaron Field — reopened after a $9.5 million renovation.…

By Will Brown

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Sam Mousa
January 23, 2025

Former Jacksonville city administrator Sam Mousa dies

Mousa, a stalwart of five city administrations, died Wednesday night at Mayo Clinic.…

By Michelle Corum

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Ron Salem is a member of the Jacksonville City Council. He was reelected in March 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 23, 2023

OPINION | In defense of Ron Salem

Ron Salem, a Republican of Palestinian descent, is taking hits for his no vote on a City Council resolution offering…

By A.G. Gancarski

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Former City Councilwoman Randy DeFoor speaks at a news conference at City Hall. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
September 13, 2023

Deegan nominee DeFoor withdraws name from Jacksonville top attorney consideration

Randy DeFoor, the former Jacksonville City Council member who Mayor Donna Deegan nominated to lead the city’s Office of General…

By Casmira Harrison

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City Council President Ron Salem, left, discusses the issue of first-time homelessness in Jacksonville on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Changing Homelessness CEO Dawn Gilman and board Chairman Brad Russell listen. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
September 1, 2023

Homelessness program gets boost from council president

Council President Ron Salem has invested $13,000 toward a Changing Homelessness pilot program that will help those on the brink…

By Casmira Harrison

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